Fly in the Ointment by Ian Dury Song Details

On January 1, 1992, the song "Fly in the Ointment" was released by Ian Dury. Fly in the Ointment is 2 minutes and 55 seconds long and may contain bad words that may be unsuitable for children. There are a total of 21 in the song's album "The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories". In this album, this song's track order is #5. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, Fly in the Ointment is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Fly in the Ointment by Ian Dury having a BPM of 118 with a half-time of 59 BPM and a double-time of 236 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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